Criminal9/16/2026

13.5 Years in Prison for Carrying Out Tasks for an Iranian Agent

The Central District Court in Lod sentenced Alexander Granovsky, a resident of Petah Tikva, to 13.5 years in prison. He was convicted of offenses against state security after maintaining contact with an Iranian agent and carrying out tasks for him.

Key facts

•Convicted individual: Alexander Granovsky, a resident of Petah Tikva
•Court: Central District Court in Lod
•Sentencing date: September 16, 2026
•Sentence: 13.5 years in prison
•Arson: nine vehicles
•The case number and statutory provisions were not specified

What the Court Determined

According to the report, Granovsky maintained contact with an Iranian agent and acted on his instructions. Among other things, he photographed power stations and the area where Knesset member Benny Gantz lives.

Arson and Graffiti

The tasks he carried out also included setting fire to nine vehicles and spray-painting graffiti. Other circumstances surrounding the commission of the offenses and the content of the graffiti were not provided in the source.

The Decision and Its Significance

On September 16, 2026, the court sentenced Granovsky to 13.5 years in prison. According to the State Attorney’s Office, this was the most severe sentence imposed up to that date in cases in which Israelis acted on behalf of Iranian agents. The source does not specify the case number or the statutory provisions.

What this means for you

The sentence indicates that carrying out even a few tasks for a foreign agent—including photographing sites, committing arson, and spray-painting graffiti—may lead to a lengthy prison term if the acts are classified as offenses against state security. The precise legal classification and the statutory provisions applied were not disclosed in the published report.

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